Going Through Life One Post at a Time
All the Senior things began today with tuxedo yearbook photos.
While John took some great photos and I was excited to see them, I had to remind myself to buckle up as high school graduation will be here in the blink of an eye.
The days may be long, but the years are short.
Andy participated in a memorial bike ride for John Wilkinson today. John was hit by a car and killed while riding his bicycle about two weeks ago in Colorado.
John was a former co-owner of CycleX, and he always had a smile for everyone. He was always so encouraging, and I used to love passing him on the trail. He would yell, “Errriiicccaaa!” I would smile back and say, “Jooohhhhnnnn!”
He was a beloved member of the cycling community here in Columbia. He will be so missed.
John and Ari were play fighting, and I happened to take this picture right as he looked at me. He actually looks like he is crying even though he was actually about to laugh.
When your baseball games are rained out and you drove all the way to St. Louis only to be rained out, you take your hungry baseball boys to Sugarfire Smoke House for dinner.
Laura had another Mornings at the River at Cooper’s Landing with the Raptor Rehabilitation Project. Andy went down to see her and snuck in a picture.
Laura is doing her summer internship work for her degree program at the MU Raptor Rehabilitation Project. She gets to help rehab injured raptors while learning how to care for raptors. She also is participating in different educational experiences with the education ambassador birds. Today, she was at Cooper’s Landing for one of those experiences. Laura is really enjoying herself, and she even gets to work with her best friend, Annabelle! I think this summer will really benefit Laura in making the ultimate decision regarding career specialization.
